'Methodism Caenwood & Lyndhurst Church'

Material relating to Lyndhurst Church, Jamaica, and the Rev John Poxon who served there. Papers include Methodist Church in the Caribbean and Americas statements of thanks for his service, 1976; photograph of ?synod; cuttings, service sheets, etc re dedictaion of Church Hall, 1938-1939; newspaper cu...

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Order number: MMS/Special Series/Notes and Transcripts 2/Box 1404
Date(s) of creation: 1931-1976
Level: File
Format: Archive           

Order number: MMS/Special Series/Notes and Transcripts 2/Box 1404
Summary: Material relating to Lyndhurst Church, Jamaica, and the Rev John Poxon who served there. Papers include Methodist Church in the Caribbean and Americas statements of thanks for his service, 1976; photograph of ?synod; cuttings, service sheets, etc re dedictaion of Church Hall, 1938-1939; newspaper cuttings relating to various church events (e.g, harvest festival); article on 'The birth of Lyndhurst Church, 1956; photograph of sunday school attendees; copies of 'Lyndhurst News' 1931-1932.
Extent: 22 items
Admin history: Rev John Poxon (1910-2001) served the (Wesleyan) Methodist Missionary Society in their Honduras District (from 1932 to 1933) and then in Jamaica until 1976 (from 1967 under the auspices of the Methodist Church in the Caribbean and Americas).
Acquisition: Transfer from Peter Forsaith, curator of the the Wesley Historical Society library and art collections, Oxford Brookes University, November 2003
Access status: Open
Copyright: Various copyright
User restrictions: For permission to publish, please contact Archives & Special Collections, SOAS Library in the first instance
Language: English
Scripts: Latin
Format: Archive